Oleksiy Semenov

Oleksiy Serhiyovych Semenov (Ukrainian: Олексій Сергійович Семенов; born June 27, 1982) is a Ukrainian discus thrower.[1] He competed for the men's event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished twenty-fourth in the qualification round, with a distance of 60.18 metres. His personal best in the outdoor season is 65.96 metres, which was further achieved on July 15, 2012 in Kiev.

Oleksiy Semenov
Personal information
Full nameOleksiy Serhiyovych Semenov
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1982-06-27) 27 June 1982
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
ClubDynamo Donetsk

Semenov is currently a member of Dynamo Donetsk for track and field.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th Discus throw (1.5 kg) 51.92 m[2]
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 8th Discus throw 50.40 m[3]
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 10th Discus throw 54.16 m[4]
2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey 14th (q) Discus throw 56.74 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 24th (q) Discus throw 61.26 m
2009 European Team Championships Leiria, Portugal 4th Discus throw 59.79 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 26th (q) Discus throw 58.78 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 31st (q) Discus throw 56.42 m
2011 European Team Championships Stockholm, Sweden 8th Discus throw 56.30 m
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References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksiy Semenov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WYC/WYC1999.html#30093 Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2013-05-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20040203214017/http://www.european-athletics.org/eve/echu23/result03/re0860040.PDF


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